Onitsha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1621
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$466
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75.2
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
21
😀 Quality of life
26
46
🏙️ Population
1.48M
6.56M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 32% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6787th and 7943rd ($795 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd in Nigeria and China, respectively. Check Nigeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Onitsha ranked 5th best city to live in Nigeria vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8900th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Shaoyang

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Onitsha Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.55
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$930
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.57
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1896
$13867

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$693
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$1364
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$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
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$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619